Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-08-19

| u; hAICh VIII please us equally as
well. Keep cool you Criterion man.
The county normal is now in session
at Hill City. twas intended to hold
it in Millbrook, but comfortable quar-
ters could not be found after the smash
up.
Greenwood county reports unusual
~ large crops this year and says there
is scarcity Of hands and asks for sew
eral hundred hands immediately to
assist i'll harvesting.
The Nicodemus Cornet Band has
been engaged . furnish tn maa'; f,z
the celebration at Webster, on the 81,
during the Aright OF La,or cele5la-
ton. The boys will do DOUBT furnish
some goodm
Attorney General Bradford, is play
ing havoc with LeaVenworth Kansas
City, Kansas and Wichita, these cities
in defiance Of the law will sell liquors.
Gentlemen, the way Of the transgress-
or is hard.
arrangements are about complete to
open al extensive lumber yard in thi IS
place, a branch Of the Saginaw. sam
Garland the prime mover, alwa Us
knows when and where to strike. for
the benefit Of the town.
Mr.. S. D. Dryden, of Mound city,
Mo. is again in Graham, Mr.. ID. owns
some valuable property in Wild Horse,
where he will be found for awhile, he
reports crops badly damaged in his
| section Of the country.
The country in the vicinity of Whit
field was visited by q destructive hail
storm on the same evening that We had
our shake-up. The entire crops were
destroyed and the new frame house of
VIM. Hoops was badly injured.
Lightfoot's Enterprise has at last
made its appearance. Itshows enter
prise in its advertising department f.
surprise in the local line and dispise
for Hill City-in its religion, bu it
is a newsy end we'll gotten up paper.
A horrible railroad accident was
caused near Chatsworth, ILL.,, Wednes
day right, by an excursion train fall
ing through burning bridge. Near
ly two hundred people were killed and
| double that number wounded, many Of
them fatally.
Again with sadiencd hearts we list
en to the announcement, that death
has overshadowed and darkened an
other home. 4 small child of Frank
Buckmasters passed over the dark riv-
er, last Sunday. God comfort thos e
who miss it most.
While most any business allows a
man to take 4 vacation some time dur
ing the year, yet the printer is denie d
this luxury and must stand at the case
and paw pewter from early dawn to
sultry eve, ard then wait for years for
his pay. 1t may suit some people but
there is little sport in it for us.
President Cleveland and wife, are to
visit Kansas City, in October. Clay
Center is out with an inyit9tion t.
have them come tuere also, and We
would suggest that Webster file ar IN
yiCation to come up there lurirg its
celebration Poor Webster she hascnt
enough nerve to tackle him.
The drouth in the east is something
fearful. Forest fires have broken out
in Michigan and are doing immense
damage. $4,000 square miles Of the
northwest has had no rain for sixty
days, and everything is burned up.
Her, in Kansas it is not 50 general
the crops will be good in parts Ct Ks.
When it is all sized up, even those
who have been The most sanguin are
wont to say, what ere the people 60
ing to do for the next Year, Times
are going to be hard, people are going
to be hard FUN to meet their expenses.
In order to keep what money we have
in circulation let ~ pay what we owe,
and if we don't owe anything Tow, lex
US Guy something.